Walking down the street using his mom's tool ... is usually helpful. Using his substantially ... can get you run over (unless, being in mom's pouch, she avoids cars, so you get home free). Unless he blocks her sightsightsightsightsightsightsightsightlines too heavily. o j

Son and I, decluttering the house, find that many boxes can be recycled. Most? o j (No cats, here). ETA: Annie, it looks as though Mrs. O'Hara's arms, developed possibly at about the period when those old books were popular, has developed well enough to get that tool in her hand to give them the brush off. o j

My cousin who was a mechanic said, "That's an external combustion engine."

actually, the nest is probably very comfortable .. with the twigs incorporating with the mop threads - helping it to sink into the mop for greater protection - to give it stability ... just susceptible to heavy heavy rain. great vantage point as well.